தவில்

Tamil

ஒரு தவில்

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam തവിൽ (tavil). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /t̪aʋil/

Noun

தவில் • (tavil)

1. thavil, a barrel drum instrument used in the traditional South Indian music.

References

• S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “தவில்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]